Blends
Give an example of a blend.
Blend, Trip, crispy, twirl.....
Give an example of a digraph.
Check, there, what, ship, phone...
Give an example of a short vowel sound.
a, e, i, o, u
A, E, I, O, U
What color are Mrs. Robertson's eyes?
Brown or green
Think of a sentence using a blend and write it
I got pretty flowers for Valentine's Day.
Think of a sentence using a digraph and write it
I need to talk on the phone.
Think of a word with a short vowel sound.
Think of word with a long vowel sound.
Ape, feed, ripe, low, true
How many days of school are left?
6 and a half
Have each person in your group write a consonant blend on the whiteboard and share it out loud.
block, brush, tree, spoon, swing, frog, dragon....
Have each person in your group write a consonant digraph on the whiteboard and share it out loud.
shark, chipmunk, twine, whale, graph
Have each person in your group write a word with a short vowel on the whiteboard and share it out loud.
mad, bed, pig, cot, fun...
Have each person in your group write a word using a long vowel on the whiteboard and share it out loud.
cake, sheep, night, coat, cube...
What grade is Mrs. Robertson moving to?
2nd!
Where in a word can a blend be found?
Beginning OR end!
Where in a word can a digraph be found?
Beginning OR end!
Tell me 4 rhyming words using the short 'a' vowel sound
cat, bat, hat, sat, fat, rat, tat...
What helps us know that a vowel will be long?
Magic 'e' at the end, "two vowels go walking the first one does the talking", double vowels
What color car does Mrs. Robertson drive?
White
What is a blend?
Two letters that make one sound...but you hear BOTH letters.
What is a digraph?
Two letters that make ONLY ONE SOUND
What do you hear with a short vowel?
Its sound
What do you hear with a long vowel?
Its name
Who is the best teacher ever?
Mrs. Robertson